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Reconciliation Bill Would Create New FERC Siting Regime for Petroleum, Hydrogen, and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

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On May 11, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released its proposed energy provisions for inclusion in the budget reconciliation package, including several provisions that could dramatically reform the federal...more

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Zoning/Natural Gas Act: Federal District Court Addresses Preemption Issue

The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (“the Court”) addressed in a March 9th opinion a preemption issue involving an interstate pipeline. See Atlantic Coast Pipeline v. Nelson Co. Bd. Of...more

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Illinois subsidy for nuclear generation facilities

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On September 13, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in the consolidated cases of Elec. Power Supply Assn. v. Anthony M. Star, 7th Cir. Nos. 17-2433, 17-2445, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25980...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Constitution Pipeline Company - Clean Water Act Section 401 Saga

On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Constitution Pipeline Company case relating to stream crossings by gas pipelines....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2017

Welcome to Spilman Thomas & Battle's weekly energy news e-blast - Currents. The purpose of this communication is to provide a synopsis of the top news stories for the week, but with a twist. We recognize that you may already...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Riding Currents into New Markets: What Power Generation Developers and Contractors Should Watch Out For

The CPV St. Charles Energy Center, a new 725 MW combined-cycle gas power plant in Maryland, went online earlier this month. The U.S. Supreme Court analyzed federal preemption with respect to state regulation of power...more

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Supreme Court Affirms Invalidation of Maryland's Program to Incentivize New Power Generation

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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a narrowly crafted opinion by Justice Ginsburg, has unanimously invalidated Maryland's program to promote construction of new natural gas capacity by guaranteeing new generating capacity. The...more

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Justices Spar Over Pre-Emption as High Court Allows State Law Antitrust Claims to Proceed Against Interstate Pipelines

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On April 21, 2015, in a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Breyer, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state law antitrust claims brought against interstate pipeline companies by a group of manufacturers and other retail buyers...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Pre-Emption Claim in State Antitrust Action

On April 21, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a divided opinion declining to find federal pre-emption by the Natural Gas Act (NGA) of certain state antitrust claims. In Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc., a group of manufacturers,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ONEOK, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc.: The Supreme Court Holds that Natural Gas Jurisdictional Sellers are Subject to State Antitrust...

On April 21, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in ONEOK Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. addressing the extent to which the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) preempts state antitrust claims brought against...more

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